Peace Order

These types of Martial World martial artists may not necessarily be good at fighting, but they definitely have some unique skills, such as the Gongsun Family’s Mechanical Techniques, the medical skills of the Sun Family and the Bian Family, and even arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Li Guanyi was slightly interested, and his mind began to whir with ideas.

He wasn’t interested in becoming the Martial World Alliance Hierarch here.

However, if he could lend a hand and then, cough, afterward, recruit... invite some talented individuals to join the Jiangnan Qilin Army, that would indeed be a wonderful thing.

Li Guanyi tossed the warning he got in Yan Daiqing’s letter to the back of his mind, as well as the sincerity he had expressed in his reply. Only two days later, when the local aristocratic families were set to compete for the position of Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, a Gongsun Family spy came to report.

They said that a thousand troops from Chen Country were approaching, and Gongsun Wuyue asked Li Guanyi if they should bring the clan’s youths armed with crossbows to meet them. Li Guanyi declined, saying, "There’s no need for that; Chen Country has sent troops over but hasn’t made an outright hostile move."

"If the Gongsun Family directly uses crossbows against them, I’m afraid it will lead to endless troubles. Of course, Chen is being unreasonable, but Chen Country is a great power, while the Gongsun Family is just a local aristocratic family. Sometimes one has to bow to a situation stronger than oneself—there’s no helping it."

Gongsun Feixue couldn’t help but exclaim, "But that’s a thousand troops, armored soldiers, at that! You are but one person, how could you possibly...?"